PM RUSH @125th ST. METRO-NORTH (6-19-98)

[@jackmap]

Taken on my 8th birthday - boy do I miss the 90's and these trains (especially the FL9)

[@radanju3]

@@tre-est-7314 Not the same as in real life. Train Simulator you can see it being ran on 4 tracks while in here it's still 3 tracks. Also the FL9 is paired with modern Comet coaches rather than the older Comet coaches.

[@done-ahhh578]

wow. The station hasn't changed much but the rolling stock really has. Not an M7 or Genesis locomotive in site.

[@ROTE]

Donagh that’s because they did not exist back then

[@done-ahhh578]

@@ROTE Yes exactly. A different era of traction entirely.

[@kobyschechter8163]

Harlem 125 Street was in the middle of a massive renovation. The outbound platform out of Grand Central had yet to be renovated when this video was filmed and one track was out of service because they were replacing the viaduct.

[@c.j.w.0863]

I think they already had the Genesis P32s at the time but there didn’t happen to be any in the video. They were new at the time.

[@AmtrakNJTCSX_MTAfannerNYC]

The M7s were being planned and the GEs were being delivered

[@Dan-lf6bo]

Those are some damn impressive S2M Horns.

[@turbochargedtransit7241]

They're RS2M, so they sound a little different.

[@alooga555]

I remember riding ACMU trains being pulled by a couple of diesel engines on Huson Line in January of 1996 because of heavy snow that blanketed the region. The train cars got so packed that the engineer skipped a bunch of stations as we made our way to the GCT.

[@sirjamesofwappingers]

Im a new yorker living in ireland i miss the trains over there

[@System6VideoProductions]

Then come back

[@R162A-1-train]

Did He Come Back?

[@LSM_Lover]

Wow. Back when the M3's were so shiny.

[@jbyoung100]

Pre 9/11 railfanning. When you could film as many trains as you want at almost any location without a single cop bothering you.

[@HarrisonPeloso]

i was thinking that as well

[@lobolxgend4899]

So this was the Metro North at Harlem-125th Street in 1998

[@lsorange460]

I guess so..

[@lsorange460]

So many old fashioned cars..

[@lsorange460]

It’s sort of weird to think t 2 that they didn’t know that in about 2 years planes would crash into the twin towers and in 22 years, there would be a global pandemic..

[@lirrindevelopment8926]

No it’s the Long Island Railroad at Jamaica in 1999

[@ksi8341]

@@lirrindevelopment8926 no it is not

[@kingofnothing86]

Wow, the "Disaster Class" (FL9-AC's) on video!! Now that's a sight for sore eyes especially being that they've all been scrapped now. Excellent look into the past. Thanks for uploading this!

[@biganthony1986]

Brings me back so many memories when I see those FL9s. Excellent video.

[@geraldgreen5371]

All of this stuff is now available in HO Scale and almost as much in N Scale..FL-9s, 1100's, M3s, Ms, P40s, P40s, F40, you can even find New York Central stuff available

[@Northeastern292]

As weird as it sounds, even after thirteen years later, I can still smell the interior of the M1A fleet. I sadly never had the chance to ride the ACMUs in revenue service.

[@johnniebee4328]

I wish I would have explored Metro North at this time, I only rode Long Island Railroad trains. They have different rolling stock , its sad that there is less variety these days

[@millzym3381]

Wow I never realized there were railroads that still used F units in the late 90's. Sweet.

[@patrickgallagher4898]

Until 2009 actually

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

The MBTA had FP10’s till around 2010

[@GeneKing-lz8xg]

Ahhhhhjhhh, the magnificent metronorth line in all it's glory.ya just can't beat it. Period.

[@Spontainiouz]

6-19-98- That's just 7 days b4 I graduated high school

[@Neillan]

The visual contrast between the new platform on the left and the old one on the right is amazing. It's like the past and future in one frame!

[@RogerBates7]

Nice throwback video. Interesting to see the Shoreliner cars actually organized correctly between MN & CT trains back then. Now, they're completely mixed/matched.

[@jackslc01]

I don’t like that even with NJ Transit and Septa Cars are mixed matched with the center and side doors

[@RogerBates7]

@@jackslc01 yeah. There was something cool about the differentiation. Now, they're so jumbled it's indistinguishable.

[@jackslc01]

@@RogerBates7 well the only trains with the organized cars sets is Amtrak (Amfleets) Long Island Rail Road (C3 cars) and NJ Transit (Bi-Levels and Arrows) I hope in the future they don’t get mixed uo

[@geraldgreen5371]

This is a great time to be in railroading, All this stuff is available in HO SCALE.....

[@eoinpkav152]

Uhh nope

[@evilwatermelon29]

Those trains operate on the New Haven line. About 25 or so minutes north/east of here in Pelham, the power changes from third rail to catenary for them.

[@anthonybaez52]

7:29 ohhhh that sounds like the LIRR C3 bi-level car horn 😮

[@jamesleopard8518]

3:57 The red Metro North train are the Connecticut State ones

[@Vxllain]

James Leopard Correct!

[@EuropeanRailChannel]

Excellent video, Looks like a good place for train races - greetings from Ireland!

[@jackmap]

Loving all the old school train and Ironically, this video was taken on my birthday! :o

[@alexalbino8072]

The NH Locomotive @5:25, all I kept thing of was the cops chasing Otis at Grand Central in Superman.

[@jamesleopard8518]

2:44 are the F3 AA Diesel Sets

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

1:07 I remember these classic multi unit cars by far one of my favorites models that was in service on metro north

[@craziikid9]

you have a fantastic video- i was looking a long time for something like this

[@chrisjw28]

the horn on 2005.....just beautiful

[@murjax]

Wow, things have certainly changed. No more FL9s or ACMUs.

[@Transitviews]

Thanks COMMUTER29000HD, glad you enjoyed it!

[@malikrthr1]

That Leslie RS2M shut down all the car horns for a couple of seconds.

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

FL9s 2026 (2:44) and 2011 (5:22) are now operating on the roster of the Cape Cod Central/Massachusetts Coastal Railroad. Sold from a CDOT auction in New Haven around 2018.

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

2019, seen with 2011, is on the Naugatuck roster.

[@RoadCone411]

06:14 I walked by The Constitution State car just the other day in GCT! It’s still out there earning its keep in 2019!

[@kobyschechter8163]

This is one of the coolest rail-fanning videos on KZbin. I mean come on!! 1998!!

[@evilwatermelon29]

There's still a round trip per day on the Waterbury Branch that uses Shoreline East equipment - sometimes you get a P40, sometimes you get a Geep.

[@eoinpkav152]

A geep?

[@johnnylott9700]

EMD GP40

[@lennysvideoz]

that M1 looks nice, and that 2-tone MTA logo is awesome.

[@jackslc01]

5:38 train to Danbury?

[@smartassstevie]

nobody at the station with a cell phone. weird to look at that now.

[@chealy349]

man this video brings back memories! thanks for sharing!!

[@arifakyuz7673]

Those AMCUs and M1s though!

[@keithross6091]

I noticed some of your commuter EMUs are are equipped for both third rail power and overhead catanery via pantograph, much like London's Network South East...

[@jamallhayden2512]

Thank You!

[@rushs11]

trying to figure out what that horn is at 5:19.

[@AllAboardAudio.]

That horn is a Nathan Airchime K2. Its manifold is equipped with bugles #1 and #2.

[@jasonk4797]

As a kid I remember riding one time on an ACMU. Worse experience. Train was packed and the door had to be manually opened which was extremely heavy. Still remember riding on the M1.

[@Transitviews]

Thanks travelsonic, made that correction.

[@moew1051]

4:41 what train is that?

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

ACMU, the 1100 series

[@evilwatermelon29]

The current dual modes are P32AC-DM's not FL-9's.

[@dloc6198]

Nice video. That was on my 17th birthday.

[@TEMPLE7D]

ah this must be when they reconfigured the park ave viaduct. i notice there are only 3 tracks here

[@MattAttack54]

The Pullman ACMU 1100's classic !!

[@five0fan]

They use P32s. They used to use P40s on some of the branches like Waterbury and Danbury.

[@dragon10452]

the days when the push pull cars were organized, ahhh

[@anthonybaez52]

8:22 AHHHHH good old M3A with the Leslie RS2M horn also used on the M7A

[@NRRailfan228]

Nice video, nothing is strange exempt the acmus, ‘9s, mutts, and the new haven/m1 budd fleet

[@Made.For.a.While24]

9:54 that water on the track

[@fallenrecon9148]

What are those trains on 1:08?

[@fallenrecon9148]

Oh ok thank you

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

@@fallenrecon9148 ACMU, the 1100 series

[@patrickgallagher4898]

What is the name of the horn that was always on the ACMUs and the M1/3s?

[@turbochargedtransit7241]

The Leslie RS2M. They also put it on cab cars, M7As, and M8s

[@jamesleopard8518]

3:09 Wow! They look like the Subway Train

[@ROTE]

James Leopard bruh that looks nothing like a subway

[@emteaay2477]

Where the GE P32 Genesis series locomotives at

[@evilwatermelon29]

Um...FL9's haven't seen revenue service in 4 years.

[@five0fan]

Metro North never used P42s.

[@ACLTony]

Hey, were the cars on the train in the beginning of the video Cosmopolitans?

[@carrierproductions315]

Yes I think they were M1A.

[@frazermacaulay]

Why do they have to blow they're horns when they enter this station?

[@RoadCone411]

So people stand back on the platform. They still do it now.

[@trainrover]

I'd have guessed diesel-electrics prohibited on the line underground into midtown.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Unfortunately, since they were allowed to run diesel for emergencies, they had a lot of "emergencies". I remember being in Grand Central Terminal in 1987, and it was full of diesel smoke. From what I read on rec.railroad, apparently the workers got tired of having trouble getting the diesel engines started back up when coming out of the tunnels, so they would just run diesel all the time.

[@lolitsmeme]

What are all these trains in this video

[@patrickgallagher4898]

Daniel K those are FL9s in the metro north scheme

[@Trainlover4472]

Yes

[@JakeFromNYCツ]

That video was uploaded in 1998

[@DanTheCaptain]

Those FL9's have awesome horns! What line is the White, Blue, Red paint scheme? I love the New Haven line paint scheme especially on FL9's and P32C-DM's. Also this is literally all I know about the MTA Commuter System. Other than what lines there are (I have a map), the fact that train carry converters for Direct Currents from third rails because there prohibited from using diesel power inside the tunnel into Grand Central. I loving learning about these things so I subed too!

[@patrickgallagher4898]

Those FL9s are in the Metro north scheme

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

They are prohibited, but they did anyway (at least in 1987 when I was in Grand Central Terminal). Supposedly trouble to get the diesel engine started back up when coming out of the tunnels.

[@pietrohalle7132]

Are the northbound FL9s running on electric or diesel at this point? And when do they switchover?

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Running diesel, as you can hear. They are supposed to run off the 3rd rail when in the tunnels, but at least when I was in Grand Central Terminal in 1987, they ran diesel in the tunnels as well, filling the station with diesel exhaust (ackph). Reportedly this was due to trouble getting the diesel engines started back up when coming out of the tunnels.

[@michaelkujbus4327]

5:00 am i seeing this right? Because i do not understand what is going on here because a train engine is supposed to go there?

[@cocokeyruleshostingerdrool5864]

What happened to track 3?

[@TrickyPchester0948]

I think there is something different between 1998 and 2019.the train dosent have a Desail at all ! Did anyone notice ?

[@Lasko2016]

Why are most of the trains skipping Harlem, when now adays they alll stop there

[@georgeferrer23]

I wish they had those m3's for sale in ho scale.

[@AcelaRailan2150]

wow this is cool historic video!

[@anthonybaez52]

3:22 this horn sound like the one that’s used on some LIRR DE/DM30AC locomotives

[@RainbowSpinDashIsawesome]

Oh wow this was recorded in june 1998 1 months away before I was born

[@yojxyden]

1998 7 years before i was born

[@jamesleopard8518]

1:10 These coaches look like the Metro North Diesel's

[@kNo1bdy]

Those are called the acmu.

[@5starryansl]

Beautiful

[@TRRailfan]

Same vibes there as today, just some different trains

[@sahbreezyy]

Saulracing: This good old locomotive of the hudson line is twin of wilson

[@sahbreezyy]

Saulracing: From chuggington which was from Disney Junior

[@type_shi_twin]

wow so 125th used to be a 3 track station.

[@fgjfdgjf]

June 1998 wow I was just finishing the 5th grade :)

[@travelsonic]

There are no M5s :P

[@MannyMoto1]

Miss ole New York

[@leecornwell5632]

The metro North railroad is definitely getting charges and the M9AS to replace all the M3AS on the metro North railroad.

[@eoinpkav152]

I love seeing mncr doing 45 through 125th

[@sahbreezyy]

Saulracing: Hey this train's coaches are leaking water

[@sahbreezyy]

Saulracing: To be honest: I've never seen Metro North in the past, because I was born in 2005

[@keithross6091]

Ah righto thanks for that mate.

[@Robbi496]

I like the video, but isn't this a rather "tough" part of town???

[@merimkole9930]

No more metro north m1s

[@THECALIFORNIAJET]

yes metro north did

[@itzametoad906]

ACMU!!!!!! I remember those things

[@jamesleopard8518]

Me too!

[@shsav2012]

so many diesels

[@Tri-StateGuy]

This is still a w

[@railfannerjs6308]

2:23 ☺️ love that 5:23 love that too, first one better tho